| 151st North Carolina General Assembly 2013–14 | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | State Legislative BuildinginRaleigh | ||||
| Term | 2013–14 | ||||
| Website | House Senate | ||||
| North Carolina Senate | |||||
| Members | 50 senators | ||||
| President pro tempore | Phil Berger (Rep) | ||||
| Majority Leader | Harry Brown (Rep) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Dan Blue (Dem) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
| North Carolina House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 120 representatives | ||||
| Speaker | Thom Tillis (Rep) | ||||
| Majority Leader | Edgar V. Starnes (Rep) | ||||
| Minority Leader | Larry Hall (Dem) | ||||
| Party control | Republican Party | ||||
The North Carolina General Assembly 2013–14 session is the state legislature that first convened on January 9, 2013, and concluded (adjourned sine die) on August 20, 2014. Members of the North Carolina Senate and the North Carolina House of Representatives were elected on November 6, 2012, when the Republican Party increased the size of its majorities in both the North Carolina Senate and House of Representative to exceed the three-fifths number of elected members required for a super-majority.[1][2][3][4]
At the beginning of the session 2013–2014 session, the North Carolina House of Representatives consisted of 77 Republicans and 43 Democrats. Accounting for vacancies and appointments to date, as of January 12, 2014, there are 77 Republicans and 42 Democrats in office. As of January 12, 2014, there is one unfilled vacancy, created by the resignation of Rep. Deb McManus (D) on December 11, 2013. McManus represented the 54th House district, which includes all of Chatham County and parts of Lee County.[5][3]
The 120 members of the House included 27 women, 22 African Americans and one Native American.[3]
The following members were the leadership of the House of Representatives:[3]
| North Carolina House officers | ||
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| Position | Name | Party |
| Speaker pro tempore | Paul Stam | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Edgar V. Starnes | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Mike Hager | Republican |
| Deputy Majority Whips | Pat McElraft | Republican |
| James L. Boles Jr. | Republican | |
| Majority Conference Leader | Ruth Samuelson | Republican |
| Deputy Minority Leader | Michael H. Wray | Democratic |
| Republican Freshman Leader | Rick Catlin | Republican |
| Democratic Whips | Winkie Wilkins | Democratic |
| Susan C. Fisher | Democratic | |
| Rosa Gill | Democratic | |
| Democratic Conference Co-Chair | Deborah Ross | Democratic |
| Marvin W. Lucas | Democratic | |
At the beginning of the session 2013–2014 session, the North Carolina Senate consisted of 33 Republicans and 17 Democrats. Accounting for vacancies and appointments to date, as of April 8, 2014, there are 33 Republicans and 15 Democrats in office. In December, there was one vacancy, created by the resignation of Sen. Peter S. Brunstetter (R) on December 15, 2013. Brunstetter represented the 31st Senate district, which consists of parts of Forsyth County and all of Yadkin County.[6] The seat was filled by appointee Joyce Krawiec, former vice chairwoman of the state GOP. There is now a vacancy in the late Sen. Martin Nesbitt's (D) seat, 49th Senate district (Buncombe County), since his passing on March 6, 2014. Additionally, there is a vacancy for Dan Clodfelter's (D) seat after he resigned on April 8, 2014, due to be appointed Mayor of Charlotte by the City Council after the resignation of Patrick Cannon on March 26, 2014.[4]
The Senate members included 10 women and 10 African-American members.[4]
Senate leadership included the following[4]
| North Carolina Senate officers | ||
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| Position | Name | Party |
| President Pro Tem | Phil Berger | Republican |
| Deputy President Pro Tempore | Louis M. Pate Jr. | Republican |
| Majority Leader | Harry Brown | Republican |
| Majority Whip | Jerry W. Tillman | Republican |
| Majority Caucus Secretary | Fletcher L. Hartsell Jr. | Republican |
| Joint Majority Caucus Leader | Andrew C. Brock | Republican |
| Minority Leader | Dan Blue | Democratic |
| Deputy Minority Leaders | Clark Jenkins | Democratic |
| Floyd McKissick Jr. | Democratic | |
| Gladys A. Robinson | Democratic | |
| Minority Whip | Josh Stein | Democratic |
| Democratic Caucus Chair | Dan Clodfelter (resigned April 8, 2014) | Democratic |
